Packed with fun and utility, bmobile's chatZone allows customers to log into their Yahoo, MSN and ICQ Instant Messaging accounts and chat with friends via their bmobile phones.  And that's not all.  With chatZone, bmobile customers will also be able to search for and chat with new friends all over the world (without revealing their mobile number), add friends to their buddy list, join interesting chat rooms and have multiple nicknames.  The unique service will be accessible to all bmobile customers at an introductory rate of J$1.99 per message, until December 31, 2004; and at $2.50 per message, thereafter.

Using chatZone is easy.  All that is required is the ability to send text messages and an Instant Messaging (IM) login, which customers can obtain by signing up with an I'm provider via the Internet at MSM.com , Yahoo.com or ICQ.com .  Customers will instantly appear online in their friends' messenger buddy list, once they dial in to the service on their bmobile.

The bmobile chatZone service is facilitated by ACL Wireless Ltd.  - the leading provider of real-time, wireless, messaging-based application solutions to mobile and other service providers and enterprises, worldwide - and has been customized to suit the Jamaican market place.

According to C&WJ Senior Vice President Marketing & Communications, Patrick Gillings: "We have selected ACL's mobile Instant Messaging service as it provides an excellent mobile experience for customers, and has proven successful with other mobile providers.  Wireless Instant Messaging is a captivating application for the youth and young adult market in Jamaica, and is expected to become a huge growth area for mobile operators, as it meets customer demands for peer-to-peer communication."  Mr. Gillings added: "We have partnered with ACL to offer next generation technology solutions and reinforce our commitment to providing our customers with an innovative, richer mobile experience that is constantly adding more value for our customers".

President of ACL Wireless Limited, Atanu Mandal, said: " It's a pleasure to collaborate with C&W to launch the 'chatZone' service in Jamaica to deliver the best I'm user experience to bmobile customers.  The ACL instant messaging service is a unique application that addresses all the key challenges and provides users with a superior messaging experience, and in turn enables operators to leverage their network resources to generate more revenue".